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Exercise G3-17
Pronoun reference
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In each pair, click on the passage that does not have any problem of pronoun reference.
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Example
1 of 5
Correct. The pronoun
whom is correctly used to refer to
people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
which should not be used to refer to
people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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2 of 5
Correct. There is no problem of pronoun reference in this sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.” For more help, see section
G3-b.
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3 of 5
Correct. This sentence does not contain any problem with pronoun reference. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
They does not have a proper antecedent—
Parent involvement implies the antecedent
parents, but that noun is not stated in the sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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4 of 5
Correct. The antecedent of the pronoun
his is
Paul Robeson. No problem of pronoun reference exists. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The possessive
Paul Robeson’s cannot be the antecedent of the pronoun
he. The antecedent must be a noun or a pronoun. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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5 of 5
Correct. This sentence contains no problem with pronoun reference. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
it should not be used indefinitely to refer to
report. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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